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January 2023 Native Word of the Month

January 2023 Native Word of the Month

by Doyon Foundation | Jan 26, 2023 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month

Learning a language can bring up long-forgotten memories. Loretta Lolnitz, an apprentice in our Mentor Apprentice Program, is learning Denaakk’e with her mentor and mother, Ethel Esmailka. In our January 2023 Native Word of the Month, Loretta shares a word and a...
December 2022 Native Word of the Month

December 2022 Native Word of the Month

by Doyon Foundation | Dec 26, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month

Anna Clock, featured in our Storyteller language profile, shares her favorite Denaakk’e word for our December 2022 Native Word of the Month. Edeghoyeneeghaalʉhdeneek = you take care of yourselves – Denaakk’e For more Native words, view our archives on...
November 2022 Native Word of the Month

November 2022 Native Word of the Month

by Doyon Foundation | Nov 23, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month

Our November 2022 Native Word of the Month features a video clip from our upcoming Storyteller language profile on Denaakk’e teacher, Susan Paskvan. Dot’aanh? = What is he/she/it doing? “It’s a good word to know for language learners because you can ask ‘what is the...
December 2022 Native Word of the Month

September 2022 Native Word of the Month

by Doyon Foundation | Sep 28, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month

When learning a new word or phrase, it’s estimated that a person needs to hear/see/say it 20 times in 20 different situations. That is why consistent practice and repetition is so important for the teams in our Native language Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP). In our...
August 2022 Native Word of the Month

August 2022 Native Word of the Month

by Doyon Foundation | Aug 24, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month

Our Native language Mentor-Apprentice Program is immersion based, and one of the most important practices is to avoid speaking in English. To help our mentor-apprentice teams be successful, we provided immersion phrases to help them “stay in the language.” In our...
July 2022 Native Word of the Month

July 2022 Native Word of the Month

by Doyon Foundation | Jul 12, 2022 | Featured Post, Language and Culture, Native Word of the Month

Our July 2022 Native Word of the Month features a clip from our Storyteller language profile on Denaakk’e language learner, Kimberly Nicholas. In the interview, Kimberly shares the Denaakk’e word for “king salmon,” which is “ggaał.” Our language revitalization program...
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